APHIS Proposes to Allow Imports of Fresh Pomegranates From Turkey
The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service proposes to allow imports of fresh pomegranates from Turkey, it said (here). Eligibility requirements would include grove registration, sanitation, and pest control measures; packinghouse registration and procedures designed to exclude quarantine pests; cold treatment; and procedures for packing, storing and shipping the pomegranate fruit, APHIS said. Shipments would also have to be accompanied by a phytosanitary certificate issued by the Turkish government. Comments are due Aug. 21.
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(Federal Register 06/21/17)